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Spotlight | Gabon
Third social tour for Ali‘16!

The fruit of the national dialogue launched in May between the government and parts of the opposition, the new 38-member executive formed by Ali Bongo on 21 August is unlikely to calm the tensions which have been coursing through Gabon [...]

Published on 30.08.2017 at 03:30 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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African Union
Ali Bongo
Coalition pour la Nouvelle Republique
Conseil Economique et Social
Emmanuel Issoze Ngondet
Etienne Massard Kabinda Makaga
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GCFAO Gabon
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International Monetary Fund
Jean Ping
Jean-Fidele Otandault
Lambert Matha
Maixent Accrombessi
Organisation des Employes du Petrole
Pierre Claver Maganga Moussavou
Regis Immongault
Rene Ndemezo'o Obiang
Richard Attias
Societe Gabonaise de Securite
Sodexo
Somdiaa
Veolia

Congo, Gabon
Gabon probe into Guy Nzouba-Ndama case focuses on Congolese lead

Ali Bongo's opponent and former Gabon National Assembly speaker Guy Nzouba-Ndama was arrested at the border in September in possession of 1.19bn CFA francs. Behind the arrest lies a dispute between Congolese spymaster Jean-Dominique Okemba and Guy Pella, a top official working for President Sassou.

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Former chairman of Gabonese national Assembly and candidate for country's presidential election Guy Nzouba Ndama, in Libreville on 24 June 2016.

Ivory Coast
Deprived of French credit, Ouattara turns to Luxembourg

With his request five months ago for budgetary aid from the French treasury still unanswered, Alassane Ouattara has had to increase the value of his eurobond at the last minute.

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Gabon
Ali Bongo does some spring cleaning

The scandal of dozens of containers of precious wood going missing has given the president an excuse to reshuffle his personnel as he continues to recover from his stroke.

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Gabon
Jean Eyeghe Ndong dreams of presidency

Having embarked from mid-February to early March on a tour of France and South Africa to raise awareness of the [...]

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Gabon
Security chiefs and Freemasons close ranks around Julien Nkoghe Bekale

The government reshuffle has spared strategically important portfolios as well as strengthening Ali Bongo's Masonic inner circle.

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Morocco
RAM flies the flag for human rights

Royal Air Maroc (RAM), was busy polishing up Morocco's image in Abidjan three days before the start of the European [...]

Subscribers only Politics 30.11.2017

Morocco
Mohammed VI takes a pre-summit break in Gabon

Mohammed VI, who arrived in Abidjan on November 26 for [...]

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France, Gabon
Ali Bongo misses the fairway

The company contracted to build a golf course in the middle of Libreville is demanding FCFA 3 billion from the government. Exclusive.

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Gabon
A war of words within the government

The economy minister Regis Immongault is coming in for strong criticism from allies of Jean-Fidele Otandault, the budget minister.

Subscribers only Politics 22.11.2017

Gabon
The government plays the SEEG card

Libreville has exploited the settling of part of its debt to the Veolia subsidiary to mount a public relations offensive, but underlying problems persist.

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Gabon
Ali Bongo's strategy to legitimise his second term

The president hopes the legislative elections will finally put the turmoil of the presidential election behind him.

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Document | France, Gabon
Bouygues shutdown decision provokes union outrage

The sudden decision of France's Bouygues group to close its heavily indebted subsidiary, Bouygues energie & services, and withdraw completely [...]

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Horn of Africa
Sandy Wade, Africa Advisory Partners's ‘local' card

Africa Advisory Partners has found a new partner in the shape of Sandy Wade, OBE, to help it expand its [...]

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Morocco
Benatiq struggles with ECOWAS quandary

Morocco's application to join ECOWAS (the Economic Community of West African States), which it launched soon after its return to [...]

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Gabon
Pierre Claver Maganga Moussavou, Ali Bongo's ‘southern' card

Just as Omar Bongo did before him by appointing Didjob Divungi Di Ndinge, on 21 August Ali Bongo chose a [...]

Subscribers only Politics 30.08.2017

Gabon
SGS on the edge of the precipice

Societe gabonaise de services (SGS), which specialises in private security, [...]

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Gabon
The weather's turning grey at Veolia

An alarming level of debt, combined with the short fuse of the Gabonese authorities, has strained relations with the French company Revelations.

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Gabon
Alexandre Barro-Chambrier proposes himself as the third way

Having toured Europe in early July to raise awareness of the post-electoral crisis in Gabon, Alexandre Barro Chambrier, the 59-year-old [...]

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Gabon
Rene Ndemezo'o Obiang, the master of self-reinvention

Rene Ndemezo'o Obiang continues at the age of 70 to excel in the art of political reinvention. Previously the election [...]

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Gabon
Richard Attias urges Ali Bongo to stump up!

Launched with grand pomp in 2012, the NYFA is in trouble. Libreville still hasn't finished paying for the 2015 event…

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Gabon
Ben Moubamba plays the part of Bongo's enforcer

A former opponent who switched sides, the deputy prime minister has turned out to be Ali Bongo's most effective enforcer against his adversaries.

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Gabon
Ali Bongo’s secret weapon: splitting the opposition

The head of state is banking on divisions within the ranks of his opponents to govern more freely.

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Spotlight | Gabon
Minister Houangni defuses labor bomb among oil workers

One month after his appointment as Gabon’s new oil minister, Pascal Houangni finds himself dealing with an explosive social situation in the oil industry. It was triggered by the departure of several oil services companies and by on-going transactions in [.

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Behind the scenes of Mamadi Doumbouya's offensive on Russian miner Nordgold

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Dan Gertler's billions of dollars in royalties at heart of huge legal battle

Spotlight | Gabon
Third social tour for Ali‘16!

Congo, Gabon
Gabon probe into Guy Nzouba-Ndama case focuses on Congolese lead

Ivory Coast
Deprived of French credit, Ouattara turns to Luxembourg

Gabon
Ali Bongo does some spring cleaning

Gabon
Jean Eyeghe Ndong dreams of presidency

Gabon
Security chiefs and Freemasons close ranks around Julien Nkoghe Bekale

Morocco
RAM flies the flag for human rights

Morocco
Mohammed VI takes a pre-summit break in Gabon

France, Gabon
Ali Bongo misses the fairway

Gabon
A war of words within the government

Gabon
The government plays the SEEG card

Gabon
Ali Bongo's strategy to legitimise his second term

Document | France, Gabon
Bouygues shutdown decision provokes union outrage

Horn of Africa
Sandy Wade, Africa Advisory Partners's ‘local' card

Morocco
Benatiq struggles with ECOWAS quandary

Gabon
Pierre Claver Maganga Moussavou, Ali Bongo's ‘southern' card

Gabon
SGS on the edge of the precipice

Gabon
The weather's turning grey at Veolia

Gabon
Alexandre Barro-Chambrier proposes himself as the third way

Gabon
Rene Ndemezo'o Obiang, the master of self-reinvention

Gabon
Richard Attias urges Ali Bongo to stump up!

Gabon
Ben Moubamba plays the part of Bongo's enforcer

Gabon
Ali Bongo’s secret weapon: splitting the opposition

Spotlight | Gabon
Minister Houangni defuses labor bomb among oil workers

Gabon
Bongo wants to keep the ball front and centre

Gabon
Bongo subjects Accrombessi’s machine to a vigorous purge

Gabon
The opposition talks about change

Gabon
Bissielo brings the opposition together

Gabon
How Bongo’s presidential race suddenly became much tougher

Spotlight | Gabon
Seaside palace in a tizzy ahead of elections

Gabon
Bongo picks Accrombessi as peacemaker with Sassou

Gabon
Everybody seeks to rope in Fang community

Gabon
Bongo outmanoeuvres PDG dissidents over presidential poll

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